Arklow house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Arklow, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Arklow, Co. Wicklow over the last 12 months is €327,500, up 19.1% on the year before across 142 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,417 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +5.2%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Arklow
| Median price (12 months) | €327,500 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +19.1% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 142 |
| New-build median | €395,000 |
| Second-hand median | €310,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €270,000 | 156 |
| 2024 | €280,000 | 177 |
| 2025 | €300,000 | 173 |
| 2026 | €330,000 | 73 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Wicklow at €477,500, up 6.4% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Arklow sales above.
Rents in Arklow
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €1,417 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +10.4% |
| 2 bed | €1,317 |
| 3 bed | €1,553 |
| 4+ bed | €1,673 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Arklow is +5.2%, or about +4.1% net of typical costs.
What sold in Arklow
The latest of 142 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Arklow in the last 12 months, as recorded on the register. The register updates weekly, roughly two months ahead of the official averages, and this dataset refreshes weekly from it.
| Date | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | 20 Woodlands Rise, Woodlands Estate, Arklow | €315,000 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 64 Woodlands Park, Arklow, County Wicklow | €337,000 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 36 Hawthorn Dr, Mountain Bay, Arklow | €345,000 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 8 Pearse Terrace, Wexford Rd, Arklow | €200,000 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 18 Fernhill, Arklow, Wicklow | €300,000 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 52 St Peters Place, Arklow, Co Wicklow | €260,000 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 17 St Peters Place, Arklow, Co Wicklow | €287,000 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 55 Knockenrahan, Arklow, Wicklow | €355,000 |
Prices are as recorded on the register (new builds are recorded ex-VAT there; the medians above adjust for that, these records do not). See where prices are moving before the averages update: subscribe below and the Saturday issue tracks price and rent moves across Co. Wicklow.
Planning near Arklow
In the 12 months to 18 Aug 2026, 64 planning applications were granted in and around Arklow. See the Leinster planning pipeline for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | the following works to connect Avoca River Park to public services: • an underground foul pump station and an above ground kiosk with a total height... | – |
| 6 Aug 2026 | refurbishment of existing semi-detached, two- storey cottage to include new rear single-storey extension; raising parapet on existing rear single-... | – |
| 14 Jul 2026 | (i) the construction of a sheltered canopy (c. 50 sq.m) for the purpose of providing 2 no. “Click and Collect” car parking spaces; (ii) the provision... | – |
| 4 Jul 2026 | (S254) - erection of scaffolding | – |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Permission for retention of: (1) alterations to dwelling and (2) alterations to | – |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Arklow
- Living in Arklow covers schools, commute and what it is like to live there, with the native calculators.
- Compare against every town in the county in our Co. Wicklow house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Arklow covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Wicklow, Baltinglass, Blessington, Bray, Delgany, Greystones.
Property data to May 2026, from PPR, CSO and RTB. How we compute these figures
Source: Property Price Register (open-market sales, new builds VAT-adjusted), CSO RPPI (HPM05/HPM09) for year-on-year context, and RTB (RIQ02) for rents. Latest recorded year is partial. See ourmethodology for how these figures are computed.